Sunshine Yellow

Hello everyone,

I was happy to be able to pick

my first bouquet from our

spring garden yesterday.

                                                                  

They make me smile!

I love the cherry yellow of our

early daffodils.

The teapot was a gift from my

husband several years ago.

 it is a Royal Elfreda

Blushing Beauty.

Every day now the garden moves

forward bit by bit.

A pretty Rose Cameo Peach

teacup by Royal Albert.

This Aynsley teacup was one

of my Mom's collection.

Sunday Afternoon Tea

Hello everyone,

We have been enjoying beautiful summer weather here

and so I am enjoying spending my days out doors as

much as possible.

So that means enjoying my afternoon tea out in the garden.

Here, we are having our  iced tea on the porch of our little

Boathouse by the pond.

Another lovely spot for tea in our August garden.

There is always so much color in the garden in late

summer.

Tea among the peonies is always a pleasure.

A most romantic little hideaway surrounded by roses.

The allee garden is always lovely so you

can enjoy your tea time among the lilacs,

roses,nepeta and hydrangeas.

Early in the season is appleblossom time for our tea time.

Grab a pretty vintage teacup and join me.

Some tea time treats.

                                                                         A shady nook in our garden to enjoy
                                                                         breakfast and linger with a cup of tea.

                                                                     Tea and scones with roses.

                                                           An all white Sunday afternoon tea in
                                                                      the garden is so elegant.
                                                                      So go ahead and pick your favorite spot
                                                                      for a relaxing Sunday afternoon tea!

                                                                            Hope you enjoy a relaxing day surrounded
                                                                       by the beauty of nature!

                                                                                  Thank you for visiting,

                                                                                           Carolyn

Happy Friday!

I went out to the garden this

morning and picked a beautiful

bouquet  of tulips for my

indoor bouquet......always

makes my tea time better!

Love the different hues of pinks

and purples.

My hydrangea is still in the sunroom

but I will soon bring it outdoors

and slowly harden it off......don't

want it to get a sunor wind burn.

Just a few bits of beauty today but

I will be back soon with a peek

into our little bunkhouse at the

cottage after a bit of a makeover.

I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Can you believe it is June already.....

my favorite month of the year as the

Island comes into all it's lush and

green beauty!

Take care,

        Carolyn

Romantic Pink Tea

                                                           Hello everyone,

                                                I hope your week is going well.
                                                We have lost a lot of our snow here
                                                and although our temperatures still
                                                fluctuate between melting and freezing
                                                we know good things are starting to happen
                                                out in the garden.
                                                    Here in the sun room spring has definitely
                                                arrived as the warm sunshine makes it a cheery
                                                place for our romantic pink tea so pour yourself
                                                a cup of tea and join me.

                                     

                      I have an assortment of pretty pink linens

                       to go with our delicate pink vintage china.

                                                         I love this dainty pink and white
                                                         small teapot.It holds enough for two
                                                         cups of tea.
                       

Pick your favorite tea cup and

relax in the warm sunshine in

the sun room.

      Thank you for stopping by for

       tea today and I hope you have

a lovely day!

Carolyn

For the Love of Transferware

                   As many of you know I love

            transferware dishes in all

        colors so I thought you

       might like to see a few

     vignettes some of my

collections.

Friendly Village

                           I do have some green/teal and white transferware

    but it is harder to find around here.

Blue and white transferware is one

of my biggest collections.

Teal green on display

I love this teacup but I

have never seen any

other pieces of it around

here.

Red and white transferware is probably

my largest collection. I gather them

over time and often one piece at

a time.

The above teapot is made in Japan

and is very old.

                                                                      Blue and white always
                                                                      looks so fresh.

And it would be hard not to love

this soft brown and white teapot.

I have a couple of cupboards with

brown and white transferware but

you would be here all day if I

shared all of my collections!

I have a small collection of

black and white transferware.

I love this soft mauve and white teacup

with the old teapot.

          Do you  collect transferware too? It 

seems hard for me to pass on it

when I see it at thrift  shops.

             Hope you are enjoying these January

days.

Thank you for visiting!

Carolyn